Xiaoluochuan is located in the northernmost part of Liaozhou, bordering the Khitan, belonging to the range of the Falling Moon Department, just an ordinary grassland, named because there is a seasonal river, but it is now the dry season. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The place where Chen Bing was mentioned in the letter is on the north bank of the riverbed.

Yang Yu rushed to Xiaoluochuan with 5,000 soldiers, and found that there were indeed tents on the north bank of the riverbed, Yang Yu personally patrolled, and was sure that the other party had a maximum of 15,000 people, so he immediately ordered people to retreat, set up camp, and make a fire to cook. The Khitan knights galloped on the north shore, showing off their might, but Yang Yu only couldn't see it, and after releasing the sentry, he restrained other soldiers from fighting.

The next day, Temur Song arrived with people, a total of 10,000 people, and Yang Yu personally greeted him: "Honorable patriarch, you are really my most loyal friend!" ”

Temur Song laughed: "Lord Thorn Shi, who inherited the will of the Immortal Heaven, although Temur Song is old, he can still beat the jackal!" ”

Yang Yu arranged Temursong's men and horses on the left flank, although there were 10,000 people, in fact, there were more than 5,000 people who could really fight, Yang Yu let these 5,000 be stationed in the front, and the old and weak, sick and disabled were stationed in the back.

The people on both sides of Yang Yu and Temur Song together are already equal to the number of Khitans. The Khitans on the other side of the river did not regain their domineering attitude the day before, and did not show off their strength again.

In the afternoon of the same day, more than a dozen people from small tribes came, although there were only three or five hundred people in each department, but there were more than five thousand people in total.

On the third day, Susizako and Plasan arrived together, and the two men together were close to 10,000 men. Yang Yu arranged the two of them to the right wing. On that day, more than forty small tribes came one after another, adding up to more than 25,000 people, and the total strength of Yang Yu's side had reached more than 55,000 people.

The Khitans on the other side of the river narrowed their range of activities and increased the number of soldiers on alert, which significantly strengthened their vigilance.

On the fourth day, the last twenty or so tribes arrived, and Yang Yu's army reached an astonishing 70,000 troops! The tents on the south bank of Xiaoluochuan have been set up for more than 20 miles, and I only feel that there are people everywhere. The Khitans simply withdrew most of the soldiers on guard, leaving a few people to watch.

However, Yang Yu was still not satisfied, standing outside the tent and looking south, he was waiting for a tribe - the Falling Moon Department. So far, the Centaurs of the Falling Moon Division have not appeared.

Mi Feng approached: "My lord, it seems that the attitude of the Falling Moon Department is very ambiguous, it is the closest, but it has not come yet." ”

Yang Yu said: "Well, in fact, I found out a long time ago. Siwan Dan Delan is here Chen Bing is putting pressure on us, if the Falling Moon Department had been determined to follow us along, they should have sent someone to report to us, but as a result, no one warned us at all. ”

"And did you say they would come?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

Yang Yu thought for a while and said, "Although I don't have much contact with Ursi, I feel that she is a ...... How to say, like the silk grass, she always wants to cling to others, and she doesn't want to offend anyone until she is sure who to cling to. ”

Sure enough, in the afternoon of the fourth day, Ma Shanshan, a member of the Falling Moon Department, came, and there were only a thousand people, all of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled. The leader of the team said to Yang Yu: "Our patriarch was anxious after hearing the summoning order of the adults, but unfortunately we have too few people in the Falling Moon Department, if we can still do a little bit in terms of grain, grass, gold and silver, as for the war, we can only send these people." ”

Yang Yu smiled and said, "Where is it, it's good to be able to help in other aspects!" It just so happens that our soldiers in Yangcheng don't have much food and grass, so since the patriarch has a heart, then I'll send someone to point it first. ”

The leader was dumbfounded, he really didn't expect a polite word, and Yang Yu took it honestly and unceremoniously. Before I had time to think of a refusal, I had already been led to the station, as for the location of the station, the front line, facing the Khitan camp!

There is a crescent moon on the tents of the Falling Moon Department, and dozens of tents are lined up in the front, which is very conspicuous.

Yang Yu and Mi Feng stood side by side, looking at the camp that stretched out of sight, and felt infinite emotion in their hearts. It is no wonder that no matter what time and space, the farming people and the nomads are mostly at a disadvantage in the war, although it is not excluded that some fierce people chase the nomads to fight, but they have not been able to really eliminate or effectively rule the nomadic areas from the beginning to the end.

One of the most important reasons for this is the high mobility of the nomads.

Let's take this tribal mobilization as an example, if it is put on the farming and peasant tribes, it is almost impossible to gather the troops of the whole state so quickly, because the war always goes first before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass, and just raising and transporting military rations is a big project. Even if they gather in a hurry, the food consumption of such a person is likely to drag down a legion that does not have sufficient food reserves.

The nomads have a big advantage in this regard, Yang Yu gave a general mobilization order, there is no need to worry about the food problems of the tribes, the tribes naturally prepare their own food according to the custom, and their food is not only easy to carry and preserve, dry food, but also have four-legged walking sheep, a dozen, or even a few experienced shepherds can drive thousands of sheep!

You must know that when the soldiers of the Central Plains fight a war, they can only transport food by vehicles and people, and often have to use almost the same number of people as the army, and these people have to consume almost one-third or even more of the food! If the depth of the battle line is too long, sometimes ten stone of grain is transported to the front line, and only six or five stone are left!

In addition to the advantage of mobility in the delivery of grain, there was also the advantage of high mobility of nomadic soldiers. Agrarian people do not have grasslands to raise so many horses, if the infantry is in a defensive position, they can also use the city wall and equipment, field defense, the formation of infantry can barely hold on, but if it is in an offensive position, the infantry can only be a joke to the cavalry, even if people can't beat you, run and run you to death.

Therefore, even in the period of individual fierce men, the nomads who fought fell into the water and hid in Tibet, they must rely on cavalry rather than infantry.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Mi Feng said, "My lord, do you really want to send someone to the Falling Moon Department to ask for food?" ”

"Of course, everyone has opened their mouths, how can we live up to their kindness?"

When Mi Feng heard this, he knew that Yang Yu was deliberately going to knock on the Falling Moon Department, and said with a smile: "Then I'll go tomorrow." ”

Yang Yu smiled slyly: "Although you have been in charge of logistics, this matter is ...... If you can't go, you have to go to Zhang Junhai. To deal with shameless people, you have to use faceless people. ”

Mi Feng was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and was about to say something, when Sun Lei came to report: "My lord, there are people lining up in the Khitan camp opposite, and it seems that they are going to be dispatched!" ”

The faces of the two turned pale, Yang Yu hurriedly led the two to the front, and sure enough, the people in the Khitan camp shouted. Yang Yu immediately ordered all departments to be guarded, and he was ready to go.

After a while, two thousand knights roared out, stopped in the middle of the two armies, and the Khitan general, who was the leader, shouted: "The Khitan is brave, can the Er's army dare to fight?" ”

At this time, most of the tribal leaders had already gathered around Yang Yu with news, and Yang Yu smiled and said to everyone: "This is to try whether our bow and arrow are unfavorable and scimitars are fast, and see if I teach them a lesson." ”

As soon as the words fell, several tribal leaders scrambled to go: "You don't need to do it with adults, and watch my warriors from the Even-Wen tribe kill the enemy!" "Lord Rashi, who inherited the will of the Immortal Heaven, please give us the glory of the first battle!"

As soon as Yang Yu saw that the military heart was available, he was also happy to let the other tribes fight with the Khitan, so that the two sides would definitely have a feud, and said: "Okay, please ask the warriors of the tribe to take the lead!" "After speaking, he looked back and forth in the various departments, which part of the men and horses should be sent?

The result was quite unexpected.